Building construction



April 8, 1930. w, w, LQY ET AL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed March 10,1923 v 5 m V WW m/ 2 we a /w W i h I Patented Apr. 8, 1930 res PATENTWALTER WAYNE LOY, F SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA, AND EDWARD JOHNORUM, OF KALISPELL, MONTANA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Application filedMarch 10, 1928. Serial No. 260,773.

T his invention. relates to improvements in building construction and anobject of the invention is to provide walls with a smooth outer andinner surface of durable and eco nomical construction without studding,nails, bolts or other fasteners and with which provision is made forvertical expansion or contraction of the boards while at the same timemaintaining the joints of the wall tight.

Our improved construction is particularly adapted for the building ofhouses, cottages, garages, barns etc, in fact to all modern forms ofbuildings.

With these and other objects hereinafter more fully discussed, the novelfeatures of the invention are an improved joint including a metal cornerplate formed with ridges or ribs adapted to co-operate with slots formedin the building beams or boards.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each figure,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an octagonal structure or buildinggrooved and fitted with our improved corner plates,

Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1 partly 1n section,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of an improved rectangular structure,

* Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 3 partly in section,

Figure 5 is a perspective View of a corner plate to fit an angle 01.substantially 15 de- Figure 6 is a similar plate for an angle of 90degrees,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a tongue and groove joint to show thegrooves to ongagewith the corner plate,

Figure 8 is a cross section through one of the tongue and groove beams.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which a preferredexample of our invention is disclosed, A designates the wall of anoctagonal building, as disclosed in Figure 1, comprising the sections11, 12- and 13 formed of tongue and groove boards 14 of well knownconstruction. Adjacent each end of these boards 14: 011 the outside areprovided vertically extending slots 15 into which snugly lit thelongitudinally extending ridges or ribs 16 and 17 formed on each side ofa corner plate 18 which in combination with said grooves constitutes theessential feature of our invention.

It will readily be seen that the ribs 16 and 17 are spaced from the edgeof the strip so as to form an overlapping lip 18 at each edge of thecorner plate 18, so that when the corner plate is in position on thebuilding this overhanging lip embraces the boards of the building at theouter sides of the grooves made for the ribs, lending additionalstrength to the panels or side walls by giving additional support to thesides of the grooves and also rendering the joint weather tight.

This corner or angle plate 18 may be formed to conform to the contour ofany suitable angle according to the building under construction.

In the octagonal building disclosed in Figure 1 the corner plates arenecessarily spaced while in the rectangular building as disclosed inFigure 3 they are formed at a more acute angle. These angle or cornerplates are preferably constructed of steel although any other metal maybe used and, as above described, are formed with longitudinallyextending ridges or tongues on the inside face of each side or leg ofthe plate. They are then fitted perpendicularly, extending the fullheight of the building, into the coordinating grooves or slots 15 formedin the structural boards adjacent each corner.

In other words the combination is one of horizontal boards or beamshaving top and bottom faces tongued and grooved and grooved across theoutside face to engage with the corner plate. The ends of the beams mayalso be bevelled.

In the drawings a window 19 or a door opening is shown and one side ofthe corner plate 18 being also disclosed in connection therewithprovided with a single rib 20.

As many changes could be made in the above and many widely differentembodiments of our invention, within the scope of the claim, constructedwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, it isintended that all matter contained in the accom anying specification anddrawings shall e interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

What we claim as our invention is In a building construction, thecombination with boards butted to form a corner joint and formed withgrooves therein adjacent and extending parallel thereto, of an anglemetal plate bent to conform with the angle of said joint and providedwith ribs, said ribs being adapted to register and engage with thegrooves, and extending adjacent and parallel with overlapping protectivelips on the sides of the plate, said lips being designed to overlap thegrooves When the plate is mounted on said corner joint to provide aprotected joint and groove structure.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

WALTER WAYNE LOY. EDWARD JOHN GRUM.

